Morris finishes second at U.S. Track and Field Trials EUGENE, Ore. —Greenville’s Sandi Morris punched her ticket for Rio on Sunday after finishing second in the pole vault at the U.S. Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore. Morris is widely considered one of the best pole vaulters in the…
QUALIFICATION ALERT: Jenn Suhr will get to defend her Olympic gold medal in the pole vault after winning the event at the U.S. Track and Field Trials. Runner-up Sandi Morris and third-place finisher Alexis Weeks also qualified for a spot on the Olympic team in Rio. From: http://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/The-Latest-Suhr-wins-pole-vault-at-trials-8351078.php#photo-10514271
EUGENE, Oregon (Army News Service) — U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Sam Kendricks won the men’s pole vault and secured a spot on the U.S. Olympic team, July 4, here at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field. Kendricks cleared the bar at 5.91 meters, which is 19 feet,…
Data from USATF.org Place Athlete Result 4.25 13-11 ¼ 4.35 14-3 ¼ 4.40 14-5 ¼ 4.45 14-7 ¼ 4.50 14-9 Pos 1 Jenn Suhr adidas 4.50 Q PPP PPP PPP PPP O 2-1 2 Emily Grove South Dakota 4.40 q O O O PPP PPP 1-4 2 Kylie Hutson Nike…
Olympic hopeful and former New Braunfels and Stephen F. Austin pole vaulter Demi Payne hasn’t fully recovered from a thumb injury sustained in April, but her coach is optimistic about her chances to make Team USA. “It’s sort of hit or miss,” Jeff Erickson told the Express-News. “She’s not 100…
By Adele Jackson-Gibson She says, “Every competition ends on a miss.” Before the vault, she stands on the runway with a pole in hand. She sprints, she jumps, she soars. Bending, launching, floating—if only for a moment. She falls. The bar tips, drops and bounces onto the pit. It’s…
Men’s Pole Vault World indoor silver medalist Sam Kendricks put on a show by breaking the Olympic Trials meet record with a leap of 5.91m in the pole vault. He took three solid attempts at joining the six-meter club, but still walked away the best pole vaulter in the U.S. Cale Simmons…
Sunday 6:42 PM | Qualifying Men’s Pole Vault Results Auto Q: 5.70 Place Athlete Result 5.40 17-8 ½ 5.50 18-0 ½ 5.55 18-2 ½ 5.60 18-4 ½ 5.65 18-6 ½ 5.70 18-8 ¼ Pos 1 Jacob Blankenship Unattached 5.55 q O O O 1-13 1 Logan Cunningham Unattached 5.55 q…
ALLENDALE –Kristen Hixson quickly put aside one notion about the pole vault – there are heights and then there is competition. The former Grand Valley State standout is looking at the latter as she prepares for the United States Olympic Trials on July 8, 10 in Eugene, Oregon. “The trials…
EUGENE, Ore. – TrackTown USA is pleased to announce that single-day tickets for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field at historic Hayward Field will go on sale to the public at 9 a.m. Pacific time on April 15. If you want a good seat to one…
